In our recent white paper titled, Achieving Agile at Scale, we discuss some of the challenges organizations face in terms of product and technology, as well as business leadership. It’s an important topic because it reflects...Read More

Of course, those of us with roots in product development and engineering have read the Agile Manifesto and from it we’ve learned many values, including “Working software is the primary measure of progress.” But that is...Read More

There is a lot of discussion about the business value of scaling Agile. I just read the Harvard Business Review’s article from their May-June issue, titled, Agile at Scale by Darrell K. Rigby, Jeff Sutherland and Andy Noble. Comprehensive,...Read More

There’s lots of talk today about Data Science, and as a resource, Data Scientists are definitely in high demand. Data Scientists bring a critical set of skills companies need to capitalize on big data and...Read More

This year’s 11th Annual State of Agile Report by VersionOne, is a good read, with many worthwhile insights into the adoption and progression of Agile and DevOps in engineering departments. Interesting to see DevOps mentioned...Read More

Usually this time of year, the newest State of Agile Report is released from VersionOne (versionone.com) providing data points about the reality of Agile adoption as well as keen insights into what is working, tools...Read More

Companies are faced with the pressures and challenges to move faster to deliver new value to their customers in order to stay relevant in the market. Agile development methodologies have been widely recognized to contribute...Read More

Consider the topic of Bimodal IT. Its merits are very controversial and have inspired a great deal of debate between competing analyst firms, industry thought leaders and the media. When we compare what Gartner prescribes versus two...Read More

Executives we speak with often comment on the pressure to “accelerate”—everything from new product delivery that enhances the customer experience, to achieving continuous delivery to maintain momentum. The perception of a need for speed is...Read More

For any organization, adopting DevOps is a complex undertaking. It is built around core principles that underpin how it operates in practice. Done right, DevOps ultimately accelerates release cycles and brings customer feedback directly into...Read More